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Christoph Wagner / Getty A Damp Start to the New Year
An ancient concept is getting new packaging.
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JIM WATSON / Getty Extremism in the Military Is a Problem
It doesn’t have to be big to be lethal.
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Album / Alamy A New Era for Mickey Mouse
As of January 1, an early version of the character is in the public domain.
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Kevin Dietsch / Getty Claudine Gay’s Resignation Was Overdue
Her accusers acted in bad faith, but they’re not wrong.
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Shari Black Velvet / Alamy Stock Photo The Secret Joys of Geriatric Rock
It’s a fine line between clever and stupid.
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Universal Pictures The Year’s Best Movies, TV Shows, and Books
Spend time with our writers’ picks this weekend.
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Brandon Bell / Getty What Gen Z Is Finding at the Library
Young people really do read print books.
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Marcus Yam / Getty What Comes Next in Gaza and Israel?
Our writers think through the possible futures that await the region.
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JOEL SAGET / Getty X Is Elon Musk’s Lonely Party Now
Our Atlantic Daily writers discuss the future of the platform.
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The Atlantic Some of Our Most-Read Stories of 2023
Twelve Atlantic stories from this year that you don’t want to miss
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Illustration by Matteo Giuseppe Pani. Source: Getty. The Uncanny Experience of Year-End Roundups
Features such as Spotify Wrapped confirm that you’re the main character of your internet.
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Thitima Uthaiburom / Getty America’s Spam-Call Scourge
How robocalls disturbed a nation
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RGR Collection / Alamy The Most Unsettling ‘Christmas Carol’
Why my father and I loved George C. Scott
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SkyCaptain86 / Getty Airlines Have an Accountability Problem
Southwest Airlines was just hit with a whopping fine for last year’s holiday breakdown, but the industry’s broader issues persist.
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Taylor Glascock / Bloomberg / Getty Feelings and Vibes Can’t Sustain a Democracy
America could be heading for an election where nothing matters.
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Collection Christophel / Alamy Stock Photo A Young-Adult Blockbuster With Staying Power
Entertainment musts from Elise Hannum
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humanmade / Getty A Stubborn Workplace Holiday Tradition
So much can go wrong at a holiday party, but the events are baked into the norms of corporate America.
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Douglas Cliff / Getty ‘Ozempic’ Shouldn’t Be a Catchall
“For now, Ozempic is like Kleenex, but we should stop using it that way,” Yasmin Tayag says.
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Anatolii Stepanov / Getty The Wrong Questions About Ukraine’s War
Exit strategies are nothing more than hubris.
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Bill Varie / Getty The Layoffs That Hammered the Tech Industry
This year was one of periodic bloodshed in tech.
